I love, love, love Hampton Sides' books. Ghost Soldiers is the sort of war book that people that hate war books will love. Blood and Thunder is a bit more dense but still great. His latest, Hellhound on his Trail, is about James Early Ray, his pursuit of MLK and then the FBI's massive manhunt for Ray. Must read this.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
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Are you interested in an advance reading copy of HELLHOUND ON HIS TRAIL? Please email me at acsparks@randomhouse.com. Also check out http://www.hellhoundonhistrail.com for a great interview with Hampton Sides.
Thanks! Here is a direct link to the interview:
http://www.randomhouse.com/kdpg/doubleday/hellhound/discussion.html
Agree on Sides - "Blood and Thunder" was a terrific book. I thought he did a great job by neither canonizing Kit Carson nor turning him into an extra from "Blood Meridian," either of which would have been the easy choice. The James Earl Ray book looks to be its equal (hey, I want an advance copy too!), although I will be REALLY impressed if he manages to turn Ray into even a marginally sympathetic figure. Steve
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